Phonograph record album holder



Oct. 5, L. L S H ETAL PHONOGRAPH RECORD ALBUM HOLDER Filed Oct. 22, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 AE Is L. Smom 41w LEW/s L. .SCHOCK, JR.

INVENTORS a BYE TORNEY Patented Oct. 5, 19 43 f fPHO OGRAPrI Broom); BUMHOLDE L; Schock and-L e wis L. Schocli, Jr.; A St.A1bans,N.X. I

' nil-insidious 22, ls izlserialivos 462;;91 1 41si l-"2114M This inve ntion' is a holder for supportin phonograph record albums. a

It is the common practice to'keep a number I i of individual records in: albumsprovided' with covers enclosing compartments or pockets" for i the record. These albums are usually stored when not in use within so-called' record'cabinets comprising pigeon holes or compartments in t irelation'or they may be'used separately, as ma'yff .7

which the albums are individually received.

These cabinets are expensive and of complicated venient inuse; I I

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple inexpensive and thoroughly efiicient article of furniture to hold a plurality of construction and they'are' not particularly con phonograph record albums ina readilyf'acoe's sible manner. I i 4 I 'Spe'aking generally, the' 'holder' of the present invention comprises a pair of-yspaced' apartxshaped supports arranged in parallel-vertical shelves arranged in the upper diverging'portions of these supports at an angle of approximately 45 to the horizontal "orany angle closely up preaching the same,so' as to form between them a V-shaped trough with open top and bottom" and withthe shelves at approximately "90 toone another.

Extending along the interior of one ofthe shelves are a plurality of substantially-parallel bars, preferably three in number Thesebars are so arranged that the lowermostbarcooper- 'ates with the other shelf to directly collectively support the Weight of the records 'containe'd in albumsposition'edin the trough with the albums arranged in vertical relation, so as'to 'relieve'the album structure of the eweight -of Lthe records,

This recordv supporting 'zbarais. wide enoughto cooperate efiiciently :with both 1 and; 12"

records. The two upper bars are arranged at such distances above the record supporting bar as to cooperate with the -other shelf; in properly supporting albums appropriate to 10C and 12? orizontal ,planes above 1 the centers of gravity f the' records {containedi in such albums, as will hereinafter befm e'fiilly" .,'such at t e p ie' t ethe cor e o din -edges records'frespectively; i

explained. The, width o'f the" sneivesf of the albums and the front shelf is preierably" extended upwardly to such'felevation as to jorrn i a support for the bottom edge of a re'c'on album when the latterislremoved from the trough and v laid open upon: the inclinedupperfsurfaces of the albums, remaining in"'the'=tr'ough. I

The holders are so constitute d thatFthey mayIV 20 planes and rigidly spaced from'one another by be stackd one above the other superimposed be desired;

limits of the invention.

Figure 1' is a perspective {view showing a record album holder embodying the present invention. v s

Figure 2 is a transversevertical section of 'tlie holder showing both 10 '3'and i2 record albums supported therein.

Figure 3 is a section on the line ure 2; f

Figure4 showstwo holders of the presentinveritionjsuperimposed with respect to one an},

other, s i Y The holder of this invention comprises two end supportsl and 2.

p at 90 to one another to produce; the X-shaped configuration shown' Across the top of each X-shaped member isa tie 3, glued in place and firmly anchored to the crossed wooden members, by dowels 4 which extend downwardly into the 1 l latter.

"Seated 0n the oppositeends ofeach tie are spacer blocks 5 through which the dowels lj 'extend and preferably/project a short distance above these blocks, asshown best in Figure 2. Covercaps in'the form of cover blocks 6 normally rest on the top of thespacer blocks and are The'seoover blocks .6, however, are readilyre-f I movable for reasons presently explained. In} addition tothe dowels 4 wemay use additional dowels"! which, ifdesired, may be identical'with the dowelsd, although theyare' shown as extending downwardly only tothe top cf the. X I

shaped end supports;-

Withthe construction shown the dowelsi'serve to assist in the glued anchorage "of the-spacer blocks to the tie 3 and at the s'amejtime anchor the tie to 'the'upper ends of the crossed wooden. I end me'riibers in a way toreinforcethe'hali'lap joint of'thes'e membersfandpreclude spreadingof these end (supports; -'The cover blocks" are} These supports are 7 identical to one another and areof substantially X-shape. 'Asshown, they are constructed from wooden in'embe'rs secured to one'another-in half i lap jointsintermediate their endsand arranged readily removable to leave the upper ends of the dowels 4 and l projecting above the spacer blocks, and the bottom end of each of the crossed wooden members is provided with holes 4a and la corresponding to the dowels.

The X-shaped end supports are held in parallel spaced upright relation by interposed shelves 8 and 9. These shelves are shown as wooden boards provided at their opposite ends with dovetails l3 fitted into like: joints in the end supports as shown in Figure 3. The shelves are arranged at approximately,.90 to one another to form between them a V-shaped trough open at both top and bottom and extendingfor'the full bum may be employed in this connection, but the most common type is the one provided with covers pivoted to an appropriate back andv which, when: opened, contain compartments for individual records, said compartments being openat-the top when the album is held with tical.

With albums of this type, each is received in its back verthe trough with the back B in upwardly inclined relation facing the front of the holder and with the top in inclined relation facing the back of the holder. I l

As shown in Figure 2, the rear shelf 9 has a plane, unobstructed surface.- and is of somewhat less depth than thefront'shelf 8. The albums are adapted to be supported in edge abutting relation to the inner surface of the back shelf 9. They are, however, adapted to be spaced from the front shelf 8 by three bars IO, N and I2. Thesethree bars are secured to the inner face of the front shelf in any suitable manner, at g., by means of the dovetail connections shown; in Figure 2. The lowermost bar i0 is a record supporting bar. It is somewhat wider than the bars I l and I2 which are album supporting barsadaptedto support, respectively, thealbums B for the" 10 records and the albums B for the 12" records. By making the record supporting bar of the width shown it is adapted to: support, tangentially, both the. 10-" and 12 records with equal: efilciency anditisso positioned that, when albums containing records are positioned within the holder, the actual weight of the records will be carried by the rear shelf and by the records supporting. bar Ill, so as to relieve the fatigue on the album compartments which would otherwise result in undue sagging of thewalls of these compartments- The album supporting bar it for supporting the 10" record: albums is positioned at. an elevationhigher than. the center of the 1-0 record, indicated at r in Figure. 2,. while the suporting bar 12 for the 12- record. albums is positioned atanelevation above the center of Weight of the 12" records;.indicatedat-r in- Figure 2..

Inasmuch as the records will. tendto gravitate to the lowest portion of the album compartments, it. thus follows that, when an album is placed in the trough, it will automatically assume an upright position and will not tend v tctilt sidewaysin the: trough. As a result the albums will remain. in proper upstanding position even though the trough is less than full. This is a decided advantage not only for the efiicientsupport of the album anditscontents, but also from the standpoint ofneatness and appearances The suppporting bars l-0-, I I: and t2 also-facilitate re-- moval of individual albums by providing space for insertion of the fingers between the inner face of the front shelf and said albums.

It will be observed from Figure 2, that the front shelf 8 has an upward extension I4, so that it projects above the inclined plane of the back B of the 12" record albums. With this arrangement, it is possible, after removing an album from the trough, to lay it in open condition upon the backs of the remaining ,12 albums, with the lower edges of such album resting against the extension M which forms a lower edge support for the album thus resting in open position.

' A holder of the character described may be employed separately as shown in Figures 1 and 2 as a complete construction, but, if desired, a plurality of these holders may be stacked as illustrated in Figure 4. To do this the cover blocks 6 areremoved from the lower holders, and placed on the uppermost holder as shown in this Figure 4; when in stacked condition the upwardly projecting positioning portions of the dowels 4 and T of each lower holder are received into the holes or sockets 4a and 1a of the next upper holder, so as accurately to: position the superimposed holders in proper registration with one another and to preclude inadvertent dislodging of any of the upper holders.

The herein described holder has been referred to as made of wood for the structure shown is well adapted for the use of this material. We wish it understood, however, that it may be made of sheet: metal'or other material without departing from this invention.

In. the. drawings, the shelves 8 and 5 have been shown. as boards with the supporting bars l0, H and I2 on the inner face of the board 8. Wemay, however, omit the board 8-,leaving the bars alone to serve asa front. hel-f. Wemay alsoreplace the rear shelf 9' by a plurality of. bars similar to the bars Ht, H and t2, without: departing from this invention.

Theholder constitutes an attractive article: of furniture. It may be made in any appropriate length to hold any predetermined number of rec- 0rd albums incompact condition and by the stacking of a plurality of holders as described, a large number of albums may be stored in convenient. positions and in minimum floor space;

The foregoing detailed description sets forth the invention in its preferred practical form, but the: invention. is to be understood as fully commensurate withthe appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

I. A record album holder comprising a pair of X.-shaped end supports spaced from one another in upstanding parallel relation by inclined shelves extending between and secured to them and arranged i'npl'anes approximately 90 to one another to provide between them a V-shaped trough, one of' said shelves being provided on its inner face with horizontal supporting bars extending in parallel relation longitudinally of said shelf,'one supporting bar being positioned substantially tangent to records positioned vertically in. the trough. normally to said bar and another of. said supporting. barsbeing positioned to engage with. the corresponding edges of. albums containing. such records at an. elevation above the centers. of. gravity of the albums and records therein, to inherently maintain. said albums in upstanding position.

bar positioned substantially tangent to records 2. A record album holder comprising a pair of X-shaped end supports spaced from one another in upstanding parallel relation by inclined shelves extending between and secured to them and arranged in planes approximately 90 to one another to provide between them a V-shaped trough, one of said shelves beingprovided on its inner face with horizontal supporting bars extending in parallel relation longitudinally of said shelf, one supporting bar being positioned substantially tangent to records positioned verti- I cally in the trough normally to said bar and another of said supporting bars being positioned to engage with the corresponding edges of albums containing such records at an elevation above the centers of gravity of the albums and records therein, to inherently maintain said albumsv in upstanding position, and positioning dowels extending upwardly from the end supports, the bottoms of said supports being provided with similarly placed sockets adapted to receive thepositioning dowels of another like holder during vertical stacking of a plurality of such holders.

3. A record album holder comprising a pair of X-shaped end supports'spaced from'one anabove the X-shaped end supports for a sufficient other in upstanding parallel relation by inclined shelves extending between and secured to them and arranged in planes approximately 90to one another to provide between them a V-shaped trough, one of said shelves being'provided on its inner face with horizontal supporting bars extending in parallel relation longitudinally of said shelf, one supporting bar being positioned substantially tangent to records positioned vertically in the trough normally to said bar andanother of said supporting bars being positionedto engage with the corresponding edges of albums containing such records at an elevation above the centers of gravity of the albums and records therein, to inherently maintain said albums in upstanding-position, positioning dowels extending upwardly from the end supports, the bottoms of said supports being provided with similarly placed sockets adapted to receive the positioning dowels of another like holder during vertical stacking of a plurality of such holders, and

supporting bars extending in parallel relation longitudinally of said shelf, with one supporting positioned vertically in the trough normally to said bar, and the additional supporting bars being positioned to engage the correspondingedges of albums containing such records atdifferent elevations, the front shelf. being also extended distance to form a lower edge support for an album removed from the trough and resting upon the rearwardly inclined upper face of the albums remaining in the trough.

5. A record album holder comprising a pair of X-shaped end supports, each of which isformed by crossed wooden members intersectingone another intermediate their ends in a half-lap joint, a tie extending across the upper ends of the wooden members of each end support and secured thereto, positioning dowels extending upwardly from said ties, there being similarly spaced dowel receiving sockets in the lower ends of the wooden members, inclined shelves extending between said end supports above the halflap joints thereof and having dovetail jointed,

connection with the end supports, said shelves being arranged at approximately to one another to provide between them a v -shaped trough, one of said shelves having a flat, unobstructed' upper face and the other of said shelves being provided with a plurality of horizontal-supporting bars arranged parallel to one another and extending for the full length of the shelf, one supporting bar being positioned substantially tangentf'to records positioned vertically'in the trough normally to said bar and the other supporting bars being positioned to engage the cor responding edges of albums containing such records at different elevations.

6. A record album holder comprising a pair of end supports spaced from one another in upstanding parallel relation by inclined shelves extending between and secured to them andarranged in planes approximately 90 to one an other to provide between them a V-shaped trough, one of said shelves comprising horizontal supporting bars extending in parallelrelationto one another and normal to the end supports,

one supportingbar being positioned substantially tangent to records positioned vertically in' the trough normally to said bar and another of said supporting bars being'positioned to engage with the corresponding edges of albums containing such records at an elevation above the centers of gravity of the albums and records therein, to inherently maintain aid albums in upstandingposition. LEWIS L. SCHOCK.

LEWIS L. SCHOCK, JR. 

